Volleyball Recap: Calexico Falls Despite Strong Effort from Sissi Sierra Lugo

By Team Reports Aug 31, 2024, 10:26pm

Volleyball Recap: Calexico Bulldogs vs. Central Spartans

Calexico lost against Central last Thursday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Calexico Bulldogs fell just short of the Central Spartans by a score of 2-1. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Spartans recently, as their game on Saturday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.

Calexico came into the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. After all that action, the final score was 25-27, 25-8, 16-14.

Despite the loss, Calexico still got an impressive performance from Sissi Sierra Lugo, who had 30 digs and three aces. Sierra Lugo is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least 16 every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Nassiely Jauregui, who had 14 digs, six kills, and three aces.

Calexico now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.

Calexico is on the road again on Thursday to play Holtville at 6:00 p.m. As for Central, they will take on El Camino at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.

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